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Crispy Baked Caesar Chicken Recipe is coated in caesar dressing, potato chips, crispy fried onions, cheese and spices to create so much flavor in such an easy crunchy crispy chicken dish. This baked caesar chicken recipe's a keeper.
We eat a lot of chicken in our house and I am always trying to come up with new ways to make it. ThisCrunchy Caesar Chicken is what I like to call fast and fabulous! Minimal preparation time and the taste is absolutely amazing!
Baked Caesar Chicken
This crunchy crispy chicken dish was inspired by my other chicken recipe with a crispy coating on this site and pairs well with this amazing sweet and sour green beans.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
- It only takes a handful of ingredients to make this crispy caesar chicken.
- It's quick and easy, and it's so full of flavor.
- Everyone loves the delicious crispy coating.
Ingredients
You'll only need a few simple ingredients to make this recipe, and you'll find them all easily at your local grocery store. The highlights are here, but you'll find the complete list along with amounts in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Chicken Breasts, Boneless, Skinless - Use chicken thighs instead and reduce cook time by ten minutes.
- Creamy Caesar Salad Dressing - Your favorite salad dressing can be used for this recipe and all will work. Try ranch, French, Italian, and Russian.
- Parmesan Cheese - Use grated romano, mozzarella, white cheddar, asiago or no cheese instead, simply add more potato chips and crispy fried onions.
- Plain Potato Chips and Crispy Fried Onions - Use a combination of each or substitute your favorite potato chip flavor, panko breadcrumbs, breadcrumbs, stuffing mix, your favorite croutons, cornflakes or Chex cereal, pretzels or crackers.
- Cooking Spray - Use butter or your favorite vegetable oil to grease baking sheet.
See the recipe card below for the exact quantities of each ingredient.
Substitutions and Variations
- Spicy - add a teaspoon of chili pepper flakes,jalapeno powder,smoked jalapeno powder, orchipotle powderto the salad dressing to imbue heat into the chicken. I will also occasionally add a teaspoon ofour homemade hot pepper sauce, or use your favorite hot sauce, and add it to salad dressing. Adjust flavor before marinating your chicken.
Instructions
Making this caesar chicken recipe is a snap. After marinating the chicken, you'll only need a few steps and a few minutes to make it!
The highlights are here, but you'll find the exact instructions in the recipe card at the end of the post.
1: Marinate the chicken breasts overnight or for at least an hour.
2: Combine parmesan cheese, crushed potato chips, and/or crushed crispy fried onions in a bag and pour onto a plate. Then, coat the chicken with the mixture.
3: Bake until golden and the chicken is fully cooked.
Top Tip: Marinating the baked caesar chicken for 24 hours will give the best flavor and most tender chicken.
Storage
Refrigerator: Store in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.
Freezer: Store in an air-tight, freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.
Reheat: Place the chicken in a baking dish, and bake uncovered at 350 until heated through.
What to Serve with Caesar Chicken
Serve this crispy baked Caesar chicken with your favorite vegetables along with mashed potatoes or rice.
Tips
- Crush your chips, cheese and fried onions in a bag and then shake vigorously to combine them before dredging the chicken.
- You can marinate the crunchy crispy chicken for as little as an hour, but you'll get the most flavor and tenderness by marinating it for a full 24 hours.
- Press the marinated chicken firmly into the potato chip mixture to ensure it's coated fully.
FAQ
What can you use in place of panko?
Use crushed potato chips, stuffing mix, your favorite croutons, cornflakes or Chex cereal, pretzels, crackers or panko, or bread crumbs.
What dressings can I use for this recipe?
Almost any salad dressing can be used for this recipe like ranch, French, Italian, and Russian.
Can you make this recipe healthy?
The coating isn't all that heavy, so as long as you use a light dressing, it's fairly healthy. There are fare more unhealthy chicken recipes out there!
More Chicken Breast Recipes
Just in case this caesar baked chicken dish isn't for you I have listed some others below you just might want to have a look at. You can never have too many chicken recipes. Hopefully, you will enjoy them as much as we do!
- Crispy Captain Crunch Chicken
- Crispy Onion Honey Mustard Chicken
- Easy Ritzy Parmesan Chicken
- Cheesy Onion Ranch Chicken
Ready to get cooking? Remember that you can print this recipe if you would like.
Crispy Baked Caesar Chicken Recipe
Crispy Baked Caesar Chicken Recipe is coated with caesar salad dressing, potato chips, crispy fried onions, parmesan cheese and more! This baked caesar chicken recipe is a keeper.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Marinating Time 8 hours hrs
Total Time 9 hours hrs
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 542 kcal
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- 1 cup creamy caesar salad dressing, more or less as needed to coat every chicken breast
- ½ cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1 cup plain potato chips, crushed, more or less as needed to coat every chicken breast
- ⅓ cup crispy fried onions, crushed optional
- cooking spray
Instructions
Pour salad dressing into a large resealable bag. Put chicken breasts inside the bag. Adjust the breasts so all are covered. Remove as much air as possible from the bag. Marinate chicken for at least an hour and up to 24 hours in the refrigerator. Periodically adjust chicken breasts while they are marinating.
When you are ready to cook preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a tinfoil lined baking sheet coated in cooking spray.
Place parmesan cheese, crushed potato chips and/or crushed crispy fried onions in a resealable bag. Shake the contents of the bag to combine. Dump crumb mixture on to a shallow plate.
Remove chicken from the marinade and press into your crumb mixture until chicken is totally coated. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until chicken is cooked. Enjoy!
Notes
- Crush your chips, cheese and fried onions in a bag and then shake vigorously to combine them before dredging the chicken.
- You can marinate the crunchy crispy chicken for as little as an hour, but you'll get the most flavor and tenderness by marinating it for a full 24 hours.
- Press the marinated chicken firmly into the potato chip mixture to ensure it's coated fully.
Nutrition
Calories: 542kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 30gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 22gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 1212mgPotassium: 713mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 162IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 149mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baked caesar chicken, crispy caesar chicken
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This post was originally published October 2016. It has been updated with new images and content.
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